I welcome you to the Department of Physiology,Thanajvur Medical College and invite you to browse through our website.

The primary mission of the Department of physiology is to develop and maintain excellent programs of research and teaching in physiology. Training the next generation of the doctors requires a firm grounding in physiology.

Established in1961, over the years we have made major contributions to undergraduate medical students, pharmacy, physiotherapy and postgraduate basic science education.

We teach using a mixture of lectures/lecture demonstration, Practicals, small-group tutorials, symposium, seminars with aids for computer assisted case-base and self-directed study. Regularly test and assessments ensure that students stay schedule. Although this is a quite large department we believe it is a friendly on we encourage student to make contact with teaching staff who are always read to help them. Post graduate (MD Phy) course has started from 2008 April. We currently have 8 postgraduate students. Students are encouraged through research activities. The research effort of the students provide the main drivin force for the scientific achievements in the Department of physiology.

CURRENT AREAS OF RESEARCH:

EQUIPMENTS AVAILABLE IN RESEARCH LAB OF PHYSILOGY DEPARMENT:

Eight channel digital polygraph

Four channel digital polygraph

Computerized spirometer

Eight channel analog polygraph

Six channel analog polygraph

Four channel analog polygraph

Single channel analog polygraph

Treadmill with all accessories

Bicycle ErgometerAs part of the planning process, several areas of research strength were identified.

Electrophysilogy:-

Comparison of P100 latency and amplitude between 2 eyes

VEP in cross dominant vs. non cross dominant cricketers

VEP in migraine patients

Ocular dominance in anisometropic myopia

Cardiovascular and Respiratory Physiology:-

Cardio Respiratory fitness assessment in obese

Comparison of PFT in Athletes & individuals with sedentary life style

Neurophysiology:-

Neurophysiology of stress and emotion

Recovery from spinal cord injury

Endocrine, Metabolic and Reproductive Physiology:-

Effect of aging and physical activity on body composition and endocrine status

Effect of TMT in Asymptomatic Diabetes patients

HELLP syndrome: A case study

Overall goal
In future developments, the Departmental activities should

Reflect the integrative nature of discipline of Physiology

Include a range of technical approaches, including imaging and three dimensional mode

The department should continue to increase its productivity, particularly with regars to:-

Number and quality of publication

Participating in research collaborations outside the depatment

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